Wheelchair extension

[Benjamin Barrett]

Harness devices with wheels are available for animals whose back legs cannot support them. Even though there is no seat, these are commonly called dog wheelchairs or wheelchairs for dogs.

http://www.k9carts.com/store/wheelchairs <http://www.k9carts.com/store/wheelchairs>
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/dog-wheelchair <http://www.ebay.com/bhp/dog-wheelchair>

They are sometimes just called “wheelchairs”:

http://www.dogstogo.net/ <http://www.dogstogo.net/>

Of course, these wheelchairs are not limited to dogs. Here is a “dog wheelchair” fitted to a rabbit:

http://eddieswheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Albert_Rabbit_610x310.jpg

Neither the Oxford Dictionary nor Wiktionary entry for wheelchair fits this device.

Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA

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